FOOD FROM THE EARTH Unit 1

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OOD ROM HE EARH Unit 1 Lesson A A. Complete the sentences with words from the box. meal staple food geography climate flat humid farmer region coastal grasslands mountainous crop 1.

In my country, summer is very rainy and. he air feels wet all the time. 5. he land in Holland is very. here aren t any mountains there. 6. Many parts of Australia have a hot, sunny.

1 OOD ROM HE EARH Unit 1 Lesson A A. Complete the sentences with words from the box. meal staple food geography climate flat humid farmer region coastal grasslands mountainous crop 1. Most people in China eat rice every day. It s their. 2. ranh is a in Vietnam. He grows fruits and vegetables. 3. Lunch is the biggest of the day in Mexico. People eat it at about two o clock. 4. In my country, summer is very rainy and. he air feels wet all the time. 5. he land in Holland is very. here aren t any mountains there. 6. Many parts of Australia have a hot, sunny. he usual weather there is very nice. 7. Switzerland is a country. Many tourists go there to see the Alps and to go climbing. 8. Argentina produces very good beef because cattle live on the there. 9. Coffee is a famous in Brazil. 10. he north of Canada is very cold. Not many people live in that. 11. he of a country is its land and climate. 12. In the part of my country, people eat a lot of fish, because they are near the ocean. B. Look at the pictures. Use the phrases to write sentences in the simple present and present continuous tenses. 1. have dinner/at home/in a restaurant Usually, Claudia has dinner at home. onight, she is having dinner in a restaurant. 2. eat fish and rice/pizza and salad 3. drink water/cola 4. wear a t-shirt/a nice dress 5. watch V/talk to her friends usually tonight ood from the Earth 7

UNI 3 Lesson B A. Read about food in Chin Complete the text with words from the box. staple food climate regions land mountainous China is a very large country with several important.

Write sentences about the land, climate, and food in two parts of Indi North India: wheat bread South India: rice 1. (land) 2. (climate) 3. (food) 1. (land) 2. (climate) 3. (food) C.

2 UNI 3 Lesson B A. Read about food in Chin Complete the text with words from the box. staple food climate regions land mountainous China is a very large country with several important. In the northeast, the is very cold. he is flat. People there eat a lot of wheat bread. he south of China is hot and humid. Some parts are. Rice is the there. B. Write sentences about the land, climate, and food in two parts of Indi North India: wheat bread South India: rice 1. (land) 2. (climate) 3. (food) 1. (land) 2. (climate) 3. (food) C. When a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, the words are linked together. Read each sentence out loud. Mark two places where the words are linked together. 1. He has a brother in okyo. 2. I always eat a sandwich for lunch. 3. We never take a vacation in winter. 4. Rice is the staple food in Kore 5. My English teacher is from Australi 6. Most of the students live in the city. 7. We work in that office together. 8. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 8 Unit 1

OOD ROM HE EARH UNI 1 Lesson C A. Unscramble the names of these staple foods. Circle the foods you sometimes eat. 1. ecri 7. nosysabe 2. tosa 8. llisnte 3. bcalk sneba 9. soopatet 4. ncro 10. smay 5.

3 OOD ROM HE EARH UNI 1 Lesson C A. Unscramble the names of these staple foods. Circle the foods you sometimes eat. 1. ecri 7. nosysabe 2. tosa 8. llisnte 3. bcalk sneba 9. soopatet 4. ncro 10. smay 5. thewa 11. caucy 6. tilmel 12. dre naebs B. Complete the chart with the simple past tense form of each ver Use your dictionary if necessary. Present tense Past tense Present tense Past tense 1. go 9. send 2. say 10. write 3. buy 11. find 4. know 12. get 5. fly 13. eat 6. take 14. drink 7. see 15. fall 8. tell 16. give C. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences in the simple past tense. 1. What did you eat for dinner last night? 2. What did you do during your summer vacation last year? 3. What did you do last week? (three things) 4. Where did you go last weekend? D. Complete the . Use your own information. Hi! You asked me about a traditional dish in my family. I really like. It s made from and. We eat it on special days like. In my family, Your friend, usually cooks this dish. I hope you can try it sometime! ood from the Earth 9

UNI 3 Lesson D Sweet History Chocolate is a new food, but a very old drink.

hey mixed the seeds, called cocoa beans, with chile peppers and water and put spices in the drink. hey drank chocolate on special days.

In the early 1500s, Spanish explorers went to Mexico. hey brought chocolate back to Europe on their ships.

hey put in other ingredients like sugar and vanilla to make it sweet. Later, the English added milk to the drink.

he first chocolate candy was made in the 1700s. Inventors in Switzerland made a machine to produce hard chocolate.

4 UNI 3 Lesson D Sweet History Chocolate is a new food, but a very old drink. About 3000 years ago, the Maya people in Honduras began growing cacao trees. hey used the seeds to make a bitter, spicy drink. hey mixed the seeds, called cocoa beans, with chile peppers and water and put spices in the drink. hey drank chocolate on special days. It was also a medicine for stomach problems. In Mexico, the people liked chocolate so much that they used cocoa beans for money. In the early 1500s, Spanish explorers went to Mexico. hey brought chocolate back to Europe on their ships. It became a very popular drink for rich people in Spain. he Spanish didn t mix the cocoa beans with chiles. hey put in other ingredients like sugar and vanilla to make it sweet. Later, the English added milk to the drink. In London, there were chocolate houses. People could sit there and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate with their friends. he first chocolate candy was made in the 1700s. Inventors in Switzerland made a machine to produce hard chocolate. But people made the candy by hand, so it was very expensive. Candy didn t become cheap until there were machines to make it. actories in England made the first modern chocolate bars in In 1868, a company called Cadbury started selling boxes of chocolate candies. oday, chocolate is popular in nearly every country in the world. Every year, we eat almost 6 million tons of it! It is one of the world s favorite foods. 10 Unit 1

5 OOD ROM HE EARH UNI 1 A. How did chocolate move around the world? Write numbers 1 5 on the places on the map. B. Read the article again. Circle for true or for false. 1. he first chocolate was a drink. 2. he Maya people s chocolate had the same taste as chocolate today. 3. People in Switzerland made the first sweet chocolate. 4. People went to chocolate houses in England to drink chocolate. 5. he first chocolate candy was very cheap. 6. Machines made the first chocolate bars in C. Answer the questions. 1. How often do you eat chocolate? 2. Is chocolate popular in your country? 3. Do you think chocolate is good for your body? Why, or why not? D. Write about one of your favorite foods. Where do people make it or grow it? When do you eat it? Why do you like it? ood from the Earth 6632 WK2_U1_pp indd /8/09 1:28:26 PM

UNI 3 Review Complete the crossword puzzle using vocabulary and grammar from this unit. Across 4. people use this food to make bread 7. the usual weather in a place 1 2 10.

simple past tense of buy 8 7 9 Down 10 11 1. simple past tense of know 12 2. simple past tense of get 3. breakfast, lunch, or dinner 13 5.

6 UNI 3 Review Complete the crossword puzzle using vocabulary and grammar from this unit. Across 4. people use this food to make bread 7. the usual weather in a place a plant that people grow on farms 11. simple past tense of write 12. simple past tense of go a part of a country near the ocean 17. simple past tense of tell 18. simple past tense of buy Down simple past tense of know simple past tense of get 3. breakfast, lunch, or dinner something that people eat every day (2 words) the staple food in China 7. the staple food in Mexico simple past tense of see 9. simple past tense of find 14. with no mountains 16. simple past tense of say simple past tense of take Unit 1

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